Revolutionary Valley Regional Tourism Council

Munch Madness
2024-03-08, 2024-03-09, 2024-03-10, 2024-03-11, 2024-03-12, 2024-03-13, 2024-03-14, 2024-03-15 and 8 more dates | MA
Your local support means the world to us, and we want to say thank you with an opportunity to win big this month.
Munch Madness is a City-sponsored initiative in partnership with the Greater Lowell Chamber of Commerce to support, encourage, and reward Lowell-based businesses and their patrons.
From March 1-31, 2024, patrons who dine at participating restaurants and businesses and spend at least $25 can earn an entry toward giveaways of sports-, arts-, and culturally-themed events based in Lowell, and a Grand Prize drawing to see who gets to Dine Around Lowell for a Year.
How it works

Spend $25 or more at a participating business between March 1-31, 2024, Submit your qualifying receipt and contact information – simply take a picture, upload, and submit!
Winners will be selected in a random drawing in April 2024.
Make sure to check out our full list of participating businesses and don’t forget to get those entries in! Each qualifying receipt equals an additional entry and chance to win.

Prizes

One Grand Prize Drawing to Dine Around Lowell for a Year: $25-$50 gift cards from all participating businesses!
2 runners up will sports-, arts- and culturally-themed prizes!

Restaurants

Athenian Corner – 207 Market Street, Lowell
Brew’d Awakening Coffeehaus – 61 Market Street, Lowell
Cobblestones of Lowell – 91 Dutton Street, Lowell
Dragonfly Cafe – 165 Throndike Street, Lowell
El Potro Mexican Grill – 124 Merrimack Street, Lowell
FORK included – 176 University Avenue, Lowell
Purple Carrot Bread Co. – 107 Merrimack Street, Lowell
Sahel Restaurant & Lounge – 135 Central Street, Lowell
The Jolly Lobster – 101 Pheonix Avenue, Lowell
The Old Court – 29 Central Street, Lowell
Worthen House Cafe – 141 Worthen Street, Lowell

Are you a restaurant interested in participating? Click here to sign up!

Helen Augusta Whittier: Leader, Activist, Mill Owner
2024-03-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
When you think of a mill owner, a man’s name or face probably comes to mind initially. While it’s true that most owners of mills in the 18th and 19th century were men, there was one woman who joined them. Join a Ranger on a journey through the life of Helen Whittier, considered to be the only woman to ever own a major textile manufacturing company in the United States. This 45-minute talk will dive into the life of this remarkable woman who created a name for herself.
(Free parking at 350 Dutton Street in the Hamilton Parking Garage. Pick up a chaser ticket at the Visitor Center front desk to use when exiting the garage).

Easter Egg-Stravaganza 2nd Annual Craft & Vendor Fair
2024-03-10 10:00 - 14:00 | 97 University Ave, Lowell, MA, 01854, United States
Hop on over to our
Easter Egg-Stravaganza
Craft & Vendor Fair
March 10th
10a-2p
Chelmsford Lowell Elks
300 Littleton Rd.
Chelmsford MA
30 plus vendors
Visit from the Easter Bunny
Raffle Table
Cash Bar
Event Page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/709973631102654

Women-Owned Pop-Up Market
2024-03-10 11:00 - 15:30 | lala books, lala books, 189 Market St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Join us to celebrate Lowell women’s week and women’s history month featuring women-owned local businesses and artisans.
A Portion of the proceeds will be donated to Women Working Wonders, a local non-profit bringing women together to shape the future.

Braided Streams: Women of Faith Speak (27th Annual)
2024-03-13 14:00 - 15:30 | Dugan Hall, 883 Broadway St, Lowell, 01854, United States
Women student panelists from diverse faith traditions reflect on their experiences of the intersection between religion and gender. 2024 marks the 27th annual offering of Braided Streams.
(For more information and/or to arrange for parking, contact Imogene_Stulken@uml.edu)

Wine-INN Wednesday
2024-03-13 17:00 - 19:00 | The Inn at Hastings Park, 2027 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 02421, United States
Lexington’s Inn at Hastings Park, Boston area’s ONLY Relais & Châteaux property, is hosting a complimentary wine tasting of the world’s best wines every second Wednesday of the month throughout 2024 at Town Meeting Bistro’s beautiful bar beginning on March 13, 2024. Meet and learn from the industry’s top experts, leaders, distributors, and winemakers as you sample the delicious aromas and flavors of each month’s featured varietals. Make a night out of it and book a reservation at Town Meeting Bistro after the tasting and order a bottle of your favorite! These events are for adults only, 21 and older.

Women's Action During the American Civil War (Walking Tour)
2024-03-14 10:00 - 11:00 | Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
While no battles of the Civil War were fought in Lowell, the people of Lowell were involved in a variety of ways, from fighting to providing support. One group not in the forefront of the conversation that aided in the war effort was the US Sanitary Commission made up of women of the Union. Join a ranger to explore how women were able to have a large impact in the American Civil War through local organizations and groups like the US Sanitary Commission. This 45-minute walking tour will explore a few notable places in downtown Lowell and tell the stories of the impact these women had on the victory of the Union.
The walk will cover 0.75 miles of walking and will involve up to an hour of walking and standing. This event is free and open to all.
(Free parking at 350 Dutton Street in the Hamilton Parking Garage. Pick up a chaser ticket at the Visitor Center front desk to use when exiting the garage).

Braided Streams: Women of Faith Speak (27th Annual)
2024-03-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Dugan Hall at UMass Lowell South Campus, 883 Broadway St, Lowell, 01854, United States

Monster Romance Panel with Ashley Bennett, Kate Prior, and Colette Rhodes
2024-03-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
In Partnership with the Ashland Public Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.
We just love our Monster Romance Panels! This time, we welcome authors Ashley Bennett, Kate Prior, and Colette Rhodes as they talk about how it is different/same from PNR/Alien romances, their publishing journeys, and experience with Romancelandia. This is sure to be an amazing conversation!
Please register for the event on the library website to receive participation information.

Acre Neighborhood Walking Tour
2024-03-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
Parish Historian and Archivist David McKean and will lead a walking tour of “God’s Holy Acre”. The tour will last one hour and will involve an hour of walking and standing. They request that you wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. This event is free and open to all.
(Free parking at 350 Dutton Street in the Hamilton Parking Garage. Pick up a chaser ticket at the Visitor Center front desk to use when exiting the garage).

Author and Historian Marion Gibson Discusses "Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials"
2024-03-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
In Partnership with the Ashland Public Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.
We are so fascinated with witches and witchcraft, so we are taking this opportunity to discuss both with historian and author Marion Gibson about her book, “Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials”. This book is a fascinating, vivid global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate the pattern of demonization and conspiratorial thinking that has profoundly shaped human history. So, grab your morning tea (or afternoon tea, depending on where you are) and join us for this fascinating conversation.
Please register for the event by visiting the library website and to receive participation information.

The Collection Connection: Celebrating Irish Culture
2024-03-17 12:00 - 12:30, 2024-03-17 14:30 - 15:00 | Mogan Cultural Center, 40 French Street, Lowell, 01852, United States
Join a Park Ranger for a short discussion of the Irish related objects in the One City, Many Cultures exhibit and their connection to Irish Step Dancing. Lowell National Historical Park’s newest exhibit, One City, Many Cultures explores how culture shapes and connects people and communities using stories of Lowell from across time.
(Free parking at 350 Dutton Street in the Hamilton Parking Garage. Pick up a chaser ticket at the Visitor Center front desk to use when exiting the garage).

Lowell Artist Showcase: Debbie Roy
2024-03-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Pollard Memorial Library, Pollard Memorial Library, 401 Merrimack St, Lowell, MA, 01852, United States
Introducing the Lowell Artist Showcase! Once a month the library hosts a local artist to come in, talk about & showcase their art, and give small, simple demonstration or project that attendees can participate in. Materials will be provided by the library.
This month we will be hosting Debbie Roy and her craft-foam creations. She plans to share some of her completed projects followed by a hands-on workshop demonstrating how to make simple roses using craft-foam, scissors, and a glue gun.
About the Artist:
Having spent most of her life immersed in creative endeavors (of very little career, monetary, or historical significance), Debbie Roy has decided to continue this trend. She fills her days with obsessive and varied crafting, singing, sewing, and building costumes for her scooter as well as writing stories, poems, plays, and frivolous Facebook updates. She has seldom met a craft she didn’t like. After discovering the versatility of craft-foam sheets, she’s used them to make everything from costumes and props to seasonal decorations. Getting older is mandatory, growing up is optional.
Please register for this event on the library website. Capacity: 15 people.

Building Independence (Walking Tour)
2024-03-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market St, Lowell, MA, United States
Women have found different ways to claim independence over time, even when it wasn’t readily given. Join a ranger for this 1-hour walking tour of downtown Lowell to learn how the buildings that created the city of Lowell also offered women a chance at independence previously unheard of. Explore some of the ways the women of Lowell were able to gain access to bank accounts, own and manage property, and decide how to spend their hard-earned wages.
The walk will cover 0.75 miles of walking and will involve up to an hour of walking and standing. This event is free and open to all.
(Free parking at 350 Dutton Street in the Hamilton Parking Garage. Pick up a chaser ticket at the Visitor Center front desk to use when exiting the garage).
